Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–2015): Season 6, Episode 12 - The Bitterest Pill - full transcript

It was a beautiful service,
thank you.

JT was just the sweetest boy.

I can't understand why anyone...

would want to hurt him.

Tell you
what I keep thinking about.

Getting in a room
with the guy who did this

and making him pay.
- He's in jail, Sean.

- I know.

I'm pissed.

I mean...

killing JT for no...



The guy's a psycho.

- How're you feeling, sweetie?

We're worried about you, Lib.
You haven't said a thing.

- I have nothing to say, Emma.

Excuse me.

Please leave me alone, Toby.
- Look...

I understand
if you don't want to talk.

I'll just...

stand here.

Everyone expects me
to be like Mia,

crying my eyes out. I...

I can't.
- JT wouldn't want you to.

You know, this is...
this is all wrong.

All these flowers
and organ music,



people bawling.
JT would hate this.

- You're right.

JT would probably put
whoopee cushions

on every seat if he could.

We need to do, like,
a memorial or something at school.

You'll help me, right?

- You can find loads of volunteers.
- Yeah, but I'm asking you.

'Cause I don't know
if I can do it without you.

- Grief is a long process.

Just give it time.

Ah, Emma?

Are you ready
to see the psychologist?

- Toby...

I heard you were the last one
to speak to JT before he died.

I... What did he say?

Ah, it was just talk.
Nothing important.

- No... just tell me.

Please?
- Honestly?

We talked about oatmeal.

And how he really wanted a bowl.

So... he didn't say anything
about me... at all?

I'm sorry, Mia.
It was just oatmeal.

Toby, is that really
what JT talked about?

- Well... well, no.

Uh, I... I mean, yeah,

but by oatmeal he meant...

He told me
he was still in love with her.

- Omigosh.

Poor Liberty.

He was on his way
to tell her when...

you know.

So Liberty doesn't know,
you haven't told her?

- I was just about to.
- She's in shock.

Maybe in a few weeks
she can handle it, but not now.

I feel so bad for Mia.
Losing your boyfriend like that?

I mean, what if it were Jimmy?
I just...

I just love him so much,
I just couldn't deal with losing him.

Was that okay?
My answers lame?

- No, no, they're great.

I just have a lot on my mind
right now.

You know, JT, the article...
Jesse.

So I'm guessing
it didn't go well,

telling him about the, uh,
\x22Craig incident\x22?

- It went fine.

'Cause... I didn't.

- El.
- I can't do it, Ash.

I can't tell him
that I-I kissed Craig.

It'll be over.

- Maybe.
- Not maybe -

will-be.

- You don't know that, El.

Just... have a little faith.
He might surprise you.

- You're gonna be okay, Liberty.

- I'm not.

I can't feel a thing.

I mean,
one minute JT's at my birthday,

and the next he's gone.

Forever.

You know, we're gonna
get through this together.

I promise.

Toby, why are you being
so nice to me?

- Because...

I know how hard this is for you.

I know that you still had...

feelings or whatever for JT.

- Feelings that were not returned.

Appears Mia was the owner
of JT's heart.

For the best, I suppose.

- Yeah... for the best.

JT's locker.
Are you ready for this?

- Wow...

it's just like he left it.

- This is kind of freaky.

- Omigod.

The tape we made!

We have to show this tape
at the memorial.

JT playing with Isabella?
Everyone will really love it!

- Yeah, it just sounds rather private.

Something for you and Isabella.

That's your opinion.
Toby, what do you think?

Uh, Mr. Simpson's making
a tribute video.

Let's just get this done.

- Fine.

- Wait. Mia, what are you doing?

I thought we were gonna
go through his stuff together.

Yeah, and I thought you wanted
to get the job done.

- But you're taking everything.

- So? I was his girlfriend.

- Mia, you're not being reasonable!

JT died Friday night
and I didn't get a chance

to say goodbye to him.

You have no idea
how difficult this is.

- Excuse me? I think I do!

I'm just as sad as you are!
- Really?

You could've fooled me.
I haven't seen you shed a tear.

- Mia, stop it.
- You're a robot, Liberty.

A walking, talking computer.

What're you doing?
- We're not doing this, Mia.

Not until we're ready.

- Whatever, Toby.

Who made you the boss?

- This sucks!

Hey. Mia wanted me to tell you
she's sorry and she didn't mean it.

She did mean it. And she's right.
I'm a talking computer.

No, you're not.
She's just upset. We all are.

Why don't we get away
from this for a couple of hours.

- Certainly. But... how?

- Road trip?

- Excuse me?
- You heard me. Come on!

- What's this?

\x22Free study-partner for one hour.\x22

\x22One free neck-rub.\x22

\x22Free mixed CD.\x22

\x22One free meal of my choosing.\x22

Anywhere you want, Frosh.
Just as long as it's Pizza Pizza.

Jesse Stefanovich,
the last of the big spenders.

- Hey, it's just how I roll.

- Wow.

I mean...

wow.

- Very articulate.

Can I quote you?

Anything else to say?

There's kind
of an expected response here.

Three words? Begins with I?

- I kissed Craig.

- You what?

- I'm sorry, Jesse.

I had to tell you.

Please don't be mad.

When I saw him, all these
feelings came rushing back.

But it-it's totally, completely over
between us.

- I get it. Craig meant a lot to you.

I'm not mad.

- Shouldn't you be? Heh.

I mean, even just...

a little?

- Those who live in glass houses...

Look, I haven't seen you
in weeks, Ellie.

I didn't know which way was up.

The other night,
I was at a bar and...

... there was this girl...

Let's just say I made a mistake.

- What...

what kind of mistake?
How bad?

- Not the worst, but...

... bad.
Look, you were honest with me,

I felt I owed it to you.

- I don't need your guilt prize.

Are you sure about this?
You know, cutting class?

Liberty, come on!
It'll be like a mini-vacation!

Just me and you!

Damn you, Bubbie's car!
You stupid piece of junk!

Every single time I drive,
you break!

Goddamn you!

This is funny to you?
- Actually, it really is.

Look, I just thought
that we could get away,

maybe you'd feel better.

- Well, it worked.

Maybe not for the reasons
you intended...

Yeah, your bubbie's
gonna be really mad at you for this.

See, you're laughing.

That's good.

At least I didn't totally fail.

- No, you didn't fail.

You're amazing.

Truly.

- Ahem.

Gotta thank you, dude,
for looking after Liberty.

Last night she kept going on
about your little \x22road trip.\x22

- Ah, it was no big thing.

- Was to her.

- 'Morning, Toby.

- 'Morning.

- If I didn't know any better,

I'd think something was going down
between you and my sister.

What?! What? No. Come on!
That's crazy talk.

Good. Cause if not,
Danny would have to choke a dude.

Does Danny have to choke a dude,
Toby?

- Ah-ha. Relax, man.

Just friends.

Tell me
he's being a paranoid freak.

Freak, yes.
Paranoid? Not so much.

I kissed Liberty.

Ow!

- Are you cuckoo-bananas?!
- No!

Well, yeah. Ah... I don't know.
Am I?

- Yes!
- But...

What are you doing?

Why on earth would you do
something so ridiculously stupid?

Because I like her, Manny.
Because she's cute and sweet

and sad and she needs me.

And you wanna be
her knight in shining armour?

Well, it's wrong.
Both of you are a mess right now.

This is the worst possible time!

Toby, you just buried your friend.

A friend who still had feelings
for the girl you just kissed.

I know, Manny.
And I couldn't feel guiltier,

believe me.
But what now?

What can I do?
- Take the kiss back.

What?
H-how, get in a time machine?

Tell her you didn't mean it.
Tell her you were on crack,

whatever.
Just take it back.

- Fine. Fine, I will.

I'll-I'll issue
an official \x22kiss retraction.\x22

Happy?

- What's that?
- Guess.

- Ellie, wait.

Hey! Hey! Hold on!

Don't just throw this away, okay?

We both made a mistake.
- Really?

I kissed someone.

You-you had a random hookup
with some bar skank.

- I didn't have sex with her, okay?
- I don't care.

It was still more than a kiss.
Way more.

You kissed some guy you've
been crushing on since forever.

Alright, you think that doesn't hurt?
Hmm?

- I'm sorry.

- I'm sorry, too. Okay?

So can we just get past this, okay?

Just move on?

- No, it's not that simple, Jesse.

It can't be that simple.

- Says who? Hmm?

Look...

... do you love me?

- I... What kind of question is that?

- Important one.

Maybe the only one
that matters right now.

- I have to get to the memorial.

- That would be great. Thanks.

- Liberty, I need to talk to you.

Uh, what happened yesterday
was nice and everything,

but... wrong.

And I was wondering
if I could take it back.

The-the kiss, I mean.

It's not a library book, Toby.
You can't just return it.

Yeah I-I know.
I was just hoping that in this case,

we could make
a special exception?

- Toby, do you like me?

- Yeah. A lot, actually.

Well, I like you too.
Problem solved.

So I've heard there was a war
between Lakehurst and Degrassi.

Do you think JT
was a victim of that?

No. I think that psycho Drake
was a ticking time bomb

and if it wasn't JT,
it would've been someone else.

- It's just so impossibly random.

- Thing is...

life is random.

Sometimes it's tragic
and totally messed up.

But there's one thing that makes
all the drama and tears worthwhile.

If you're lucky enough
to find someone you love,

who loves you back,

it's a gift.

You know what I'm sayin'?

- You're a wise man, Jimmy Brooks.

- Don't forget good-looking.

Attention, students, please
make your way to the gymnasium,

The JT Yorke memorial
is about to begin,

Everyone,
may I have your attention?

Welcome to the JT Yorke memorial.

Uh, there's a lot of us...

that are affected by this,
but, uh...

we're not here to mourn JT,
we're here to celebrate him.

And I'd like to, uh, start
with a slide show that I put together

with the help of Peter Stone
and Gavin Mason.

If I were to die today

My life would be more than okay

For the time I spent with you...

- Toby, I want to show my video,

but Liberty says
we don't have time.

- She's right. I'm sorry, Mia.
- God!

Why are you always
taking her side?

It's not about sides, okay?
Why are you so upset about this?

- Because it's the principle.

Why does Liberty get a say
in anything to do with JT?

He couldn't stand her.

- That's not true.
- Oh, really.

You wanna know what he used
to call her behind her back?

Liberty 3000.
He told me he hated her.

Funny, I seem to remember him
telling me the exact opposite.

What?! When?
When did he say this?

Just forget I said anything,
please?

No, I-I can't just forget about it.
I need to know, Toby. When?

- It was right before he died.

The thing about oatmeal?

He meant Liberty.

I'm sorry, Mia,
but he still liked her.

- You suck, Isaacs.

You suck so bad.

- Give me the tape.

- You're gonna play it?

- Liberty! What'd you hear?

- Everything.

I can't believe you.

- Liberty! Liberty!

Tell me why. Why would you
want to hurt me like this?!

I didn't want to hurt you.
I wanted to help you!

Toby, you knew how I felt about JT
and you knew

how much it would mean to me
to know he felt the same way.

Liberty, I was trying
to protect you.

- And that involves kissing me?!

That's idiotic!
- I know!

And I know it's totally wrong,

but over the last few days,

I've developed... feelings.

But I know now it'll never happen.

- Yeah, well, I wish I had JT.

But that'll never happen either.

Play this?
All the time

That I was holding back

Just trying to protect myself

I want you to know
- Whooooooahhh!

That I loved you more than/
- Oh, good one! Good girl!

Say hello to the camera!
Say hello. Hi!

Say what you will

Let's do it again.
Before it's too late

Come on. Come on. Okay, so...
Say what you will

Say what you will

Before it's too late

Say what you will

If I were to die today

My life would be more...

Than okay...

- Article's good, Frosh.

- Really?

- Really.

Best thing you've written.

Fished that out from the trash, huh?

- You know me.

Always been a sucker

for the Hawaiian slice.

Ham and pineapple
should not work together,

but somehow they do.

- I'm glad you came, Mia.

- No problem.

I think you're right.

I think we're ready
to deal with this.

Look, what you said about JT...

- No, forget what I said about JT.

- No. 'Cause deep down,

I think I always knew.

About Liberty.
I... just didn't want to believe it.

- Liberty.

How you doing?

- Let's just do this, shall we?

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